Integrated circuit pad-to-pad crosstalk characterization structures were fabricated and measured over a 8000 μm×2500 μm area using Al pads on a silicon substrate. The structures were tested by a pure-mode network analyzer to yield common- and differential-mode crosstalk at 1 and 2 GHz. Differential-mode signals introduce far less substrate noise. This novel technique can characterize substrate noise levels near sensitive radio frequency (RF) and microwave circuits
Published in:
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
(Volume:9
,
Issue:
1
)
Date of Publication: Jan 1999